PA 6/10 vs. PHB
Both PA 6/10 and PHB are thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6/10 and the bottom bar is PHB.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.6 to 2.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 110 to 120 | |
| 7.5 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 48 to 59 | |
| 20 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 45 to 60 | |
| 30 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 80 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 180 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.9 to 12 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.3 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.26 | |
| 0.75 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.78 to 1.1 | |
| 0.58 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 39 | |
| 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 6.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 30 | |
| 17 |